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Gordon Brown is currently serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. His Cabinet was formed after he took over from Tony Blair on 27 June 2007.

[edit] The Cabinet

This is a list of all members and attendees of Gordon Brown's Cabinet since his ministry began. As such, it includes ministers who have changed portfolios or left Cabinet. For a list of the current Cabinet ministers, see Cabinet of the United Kingdom#Current cabinet.

Office(s)	Officeholder	Term
Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service	The Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP	27 June 2007–present
Chancellor of the Exchequer	The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP	28 June 2007–present
Foreign Secretary	The Rt Hon David Miliband MP	28 June 2007–present
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor	The Rt Hon Jack Straw MP	28 June 2007–present
Home Secretary	The Rt Hon Jacqui Smith MP	28 June 2007–5 June 2009
Home Secretary	The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP	28 June 2007–5 June 2009
Secretary of State for Health	The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills^[1]	The Rt Hon John Hutton MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon The Lord Mandelson PC	3 October 2008–present
First Secretary of State Lord President of the Council^[2]	The Rt Hon The Lord Mandelson PC	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP	28 June 2007–present
Secretary of State for International Development	The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP	28 June 2007–present
Secretary of State for Defence	The Rt Hon Des Browne MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon John Hutton MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth MP	5 June 2009–present
Leader of the House of Commons Lord Privy Seal Minister for Women and Equality	The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP	28 June 2007–present
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP	28 June 2007–5 June 2009
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government	The Rt Hon John Denham MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Transport	The Rt Hon Ruth Kelly MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon The Lord Adonis PC	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families	The Rt Hon Ed Balls MP	28 June 2007–present
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change^[3]	The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP	3 October 2008–present
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions	The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP	28 June 2007–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon James Purnell MP	24 January 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland	The Rt Hon Shaun Woodward MP	28 June 2007–present
Leader of the House of Lords Lord President of the Council^[2]	The Rt Hon The Baroness Ashton of Upholland PC	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC	3 October 2008–present
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[4]	The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport	The Rt Hon James Purnell MP	28 June 2007–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP	24 January 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills^[1]	The Rt Hon John Denham MP	28 June 2007–5 June 2009
Chief Secretary to the Treasury	The Rt Hon Andrew Burnham MP	28 June 2007–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP	24 January 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Wales	The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP	24 October 2002–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP	24 January 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP	5 June 2009–present
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon Des Browne MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
Secretary of State for Scotland	The Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP	3 October 2008–present
Minister for the Cabinet Office^[5] Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster^[4]	The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister for the Olympics		6 July 2005–present
Paymaster General		28 June 2007–present
Also attending Cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury Chief Whip of the House of Commons	The Rt Hon Geoff Hoon MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon Nick Brown MP	3 October 2008–present
Minister of State for Africa, Asia and the United Nations	The Rt Hon The Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG PC	28 June 2007–24 July 2009
Minister of State for Housing and Planning	The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP	28 June 2007–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP	24 January 2008–3 October 2008
	The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon John Healey MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform^[6]	The Rt Hon Tony McNulty MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform^[6]	The Rt Hon Jim Knight MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Business^[7]	The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Science and Innovation^[6]	The Rt Hon The Lord Drayson PC	3 October 2008–present
Minister of State for Strategic Defence Acquisition Reform^[7]	The Rt Hon The Lord Drayson PC	8 June 2009–present
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Chief Whip of the House of Lords^[8]	The Rt Hon The Lord Grocott PC	1 May 2002–24 January 2008
	The Rt Hon The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon PC	24 January 2008–3 October 2008
Also attending Cabinet meetings when needed
Attorney General	The Rt Hon The Baroness Scotland of Asthal PC QC	28 June 2007–present
Minister of State for Europe^[9]	The Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
Minister of State for Europe^[9]	The Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP	3 October 2008–5 June 2009
Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families	The Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP	5 May 2005–5 June 2009
	The Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Regional Economic Development and Coordination^[7]	The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP	5 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Local Government^[7]	The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP	8 June 2009–present
Minister of State for Transport^[7]	The Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP	8 June 2009–present
Entitled to attend Cabinet meetings
Parliamentary Private Secretaries to the Prime Minister	Ian Austin MP	28 June 2007–3 October 2008
	Angela Evans Smith MP	28 June 2007–8 June 2009
	Jon Trickett MP	3 October 2008–present
	Anne Snelgrove MP	8 June 2009–present

[edit] Cabinet changes since June 2007

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b The post of Secretary of State for Universities, Innovation and Skills was merged into that of Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to create that of Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b The Lord President of the Council was given to the Leader of the House of Lords until the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.
^ The post of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change did not exist before the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was given to the Minister for the Cabinet Office until the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.
^ The Minister for the Cabinet Office was only entitled to attend Cabinet until 5 June 2009, when it became a full Cabinet portfolio.
^ ^a ^b The attendance of these office holders at Cabinet is a personal distinction, not ex officio, and so took effect after the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The attendance of these office holders at Cabinet is a personal distinction, not ex officio, and so took effect after the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.
^ The post of Chief Whip of the House of Lords was no longer entitled to attend Cabinet after the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.
^ The post of Minister of State for Europe was no longer entitled to attend Cabinet after the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

[edit] External links

The Current Cabinet from the Parliament of the United Kingdom website.
Her Majesty's Government as of 9 June 2009.
The Full Cabinet as of 5 June 2009 from the 10 Downing Street website. (Link dead.)
The Full Cabinet as of 3 October 2008 from the 10 Downing Street website
Gordon Brown's Cabinet resuffle by Simon Hoggart, The Guardian, June 13 2009

Government offices
Preceded by Blair Ministry	Government of the United Kingdom 2007–present	Incumbent

[UIS.2FBERR.2FBIS-0] The post of Secretary of State for Universities, Innovation and Skills was merged into that of Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to create that of Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

[Lord_President-1] The Lord President of the Council was given to the Leader of the House of Lords until the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

[2] The post of Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change did not exist before the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.

[Lancaster_Chancellor-3] The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was given to the Minister for the Cabinet Office until the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

[4] The Minister for the Cabinet Office was only entitled to attend Cabinet until 5 June 2009, when it became a full Cabinet portfolio.

[New_Oct_08-5] The attendance of these office holders at Cabinet is a personal distinction, not ex officio, and so took effect after the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.

[New_Jun_09-6] The attendance of these office holders at Cabinet is a personal distinction, not ex officio, and so took effect after the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

[7] The post of Chief Whip of the House of Lords was no longer entitled to attend Cabinet after the reshuffle on 3 October 2008.

[8] The post of Minister of State for Europe was no longer entitled to attend Cabinet after the reshuffle on 5 June 2009.

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Contents

[edit] The Cabinet

[edit] Cabinet changes since June 2007

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links